Saturday, April 21, 2012

Ernest Mansfield Burr and his family

Ernest Mansfield Burr was the  husband of Teresa Hynes - a Tobin descendant who I came across.  

Ernie was the son of John Cleets Crooks Burr (1852 - 1915) and Sarah Elizabeth Burr (nee McLaren) (1861 - 1947) who had married in 1882.  They had the following children:

1. Maria Sarah Burr (1883 - 1968) married Albert Fensom (1873 - 1843) in 1902
    1.1 Sylvia Isabel Fensom (7 February 1909 - 1999) married George Robert Hewison (4 January 1908 - 1989) in 1929

2. Jane Ann Burr (1885 - 1965) married Edward Alfred Fensom (1875 - 1961) in 1905
    2.1 Stella Victoria Fensom (18 December 1905 - 1988) married Edney Norman Cochrane (3 September 1903 - 1978) in 1926
    2.2 Vera Dorothy Fensom (3 October 1907 - 1987) married Percy Alfred Gregory Sutton (1902 - 1964) in 1928
    2.3 John Joseph Fensom (9 May 1910 - 1995)
    2.4 William Cleets Fensom (23 October 1916 - 1983)

3. Charles William Burr (1888 - 1963) married Eva Myers (1898 - 1964) in 1920

4. Dorah Agnes Burr (1893 - 1965) married Patrick Joseph Kelly in 1916

5. Cleets William Burr (1891 - 1941) Never married.

6. John Wesley Burr (1896) married Ada Elizabeth May Palmer (1899 - 1962) in 1921

7. Fanny Elizabeth Burr (8 June 1898 - 1977) married George Bromley Hill in 1916

8. Walter Arnold Burr (28 January 1900 - 1976) Never married.

9. Ernest Mansfield Burr (1901 - 8 November 1930) married Teresa Hynes in 1923

Ernie was last seen on 8 November 1930.  His body has never been found.  Ernie was the father of three young children at the time of his disappearance.

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Thanks to Papers Past there is more here and here is a photo of poor Ernie Burr:

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2 comments:

  1. Jane Ann Burr m Edward Alfred Fensom had more children:-
    Charles m Ellen; Reuben m Betty; Ken m Diane;
    Leslie - never married; Percy - never married;
    Ivy m Frank Neame; Adele m ( unsure husbands name )

    Also John m Adele; William m Dorothy Elcock

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    1. There was a Frank Neame who lived in Blaketown Greymouth in the 50`s and 60`s.

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